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HSK
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *我* | 我* | *我
I; me; my
HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
HSK 2
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
HSK 3
brothers / younger brother / CL: 個|个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
HSK 4
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
HSK 4
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
I; me; myself / oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
HSK 5
to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!
HSK 6
unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *餘* | 餘* | *餘
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *余* | 余* | *余
(literary) I; me / variant of 餘|余
HSK 7-9
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
HSK 7-9
please forgive me
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麼* | 麼* | *麼
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus, etc
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *儂* | 儂* | *儂
you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唉* | 唉* | *唉
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *愚* | 愚* | *愚
to be stupid / to cheat or deceive / me or I (modest)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *朕* | 朕* | *朕
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we") / (literary) omen
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
without eloquence / untalented / I, me (humble)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麽* | 麽* | *麽
variant of 麼|么
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
decrepit and behind the times; old; useless / (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it!
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) / fig. each tries to outwit the other / deceit and treachery
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
to be generous (idiom) / to be magnanimous / Give me a break!
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
you're too kind; you flatter me
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
bring it on! / give me all you got!
ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out
please forgive me
(literary) to inform (me)
balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie
excuse me
please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *予* | 予* | *予
(archaic) I / me
Please do not be too severe on me!
untalented / I / me (humble) / also written 不才
(term of respect) second only to father / like a father (to me)
I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
I / me / we / my home / our house
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
untalented / I / me (humble)
please forgive me
(courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嚜* | 嚜* | *嚜
(final particle)
editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
(polite) do me the honor
paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
Excuse me, I must be leaving now.
to overpraise / You praise me too much!
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麿* | 麿* | *麿
(Japanese kokuji) I, me (archaic) / suffix attached to the name of a person or pet / pr. maro
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
(Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卬* | 卬* | *卬
I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *庅* | 庅* | *庅
variant of 麼|么
(archaic) I; me (used by males during the Song and Yuan dynasties)
give me liberty or give me death
old lady / (old woman's self-reference) I, me
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
(Internet slang) if this is an infringement of copyright, please notify me and I will remove it
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head
to be so kind as to enlighten me
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
don't bother to see me out
to help / to do a favor / (Shanghainese) Come on! / Give me a break!
(Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!
me personally; the sort of person I am
to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility

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